Article Title: IAEA board censures Iran for not complying with nuclear obligations
14-06-2025
International Relations Current Affairs Analysis
Context
• The UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran is not complying with its nuclear obligations for the first time in 20 years, a move that could lead to further tensions and set in motion an effort to restore UN sanctions on Tehran later this year.
• Iran reacted immediately, saying it will establish a new enrichment facility “in a secure location” and that “other measures are also being planned”.
• U.S. President Donald Trump previously warned that Israel or America could carry out air strikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities if negotiations failed to reach an agreement — and some American personnel and their families have begun leaving the region over the tensions, which come ahead of a new round of Iran-U.S. talks in Oman.
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• IAEA is an intergovernmental organisation that seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for any military purpose, including nuclear weapons.
• It was established in 1957 as the world’s “Atoms for Peace” organisation within the UN, and governed by its own founding treaty - the Statute of the IAEA.
• It reports to both the UNGA and the UNSC and is headquartered at the UN Office at Vienna, Austria
• In 2005, it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its work for a safe and peaceful world.
• The IAEA has 178 member states, India being one of the founding members of it
What was the 2015 Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)?
• Negotiations between Iran and P5+1: It was the result of prolonged negotiations between Iran and P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States + Germany).
• Iran agreed to significantly cut its stores of centrifuges, enriched uranium and heavy-water, all key components for nuclear weapons.
• IAEA inspection: Iran also agreed to implement a protocol that would allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to access its nuclear sites
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